BCCC asks TV channels to exercise restraint on portrayal of gender-based violence

The Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) on Thursday asked non-news TV channels to exercise restraint in depicting content related to crimes against women, children and people from the LGBTQ community. Issuing a detailed advisory for the portrayal of gender-based violence in TV programmes, the council asked the channels to ensure that explicit visualisation of violence against women, children and people from the LGBTQ community is minimised, and the message that such violence is unacceptable and must be abjured is clearly conveyed.

“The BCCC will like to reemphasise that the channels must exercise necessary prudence and caution while scripting, filming and editing such scenes,” it said in the advisory.